August

Members of the Lac Hong University team in Dong Nai Province along with their instructors are busy preparing for the international robocon contest in Thailand in late August. The Lac Hong University team won the national robocon contest in May and is now getting ready to represent Vietnam at the ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2011 in Thailand by August. All the team members are working to improve on their robot's quality and dream of winning the international event. According to team leader Nguyen Chien Thang, a senior at the Department of Electrical Engineering in Lac Hong University, the team is trying to upgrade the stability and speed of the robot and eliminate any flaws. Thang and his teammates are presently in a confident mood. They have all worked very hard during their university years to achieve this confidence. All members of the present 'LH-B7' team have been obsessed with the idea of building the robot since their high school days. While at university, they … [Read more...] about Vietnam ready for int’l robot contest August

(VOV) -Flappy Bird creator Nguyen Ha Dong has officially confirmed that his fortuitous and addictive "endless flapper" will be back in August with many new functions, including multiplayer.
Flappy Bird Creator appears in Rolling Stone magazine
Dong made the announcement on CNBC's business television programme "Closing Bell" which was broadcast live at 16h45 (local time) in New York on May 14.
Just one month ago, Dong unexpectedly yanked the chart busting game from IOS App and Google Play, following a wave of controversy concerning its addictiveness.
The 28-year-old programmer said that he took the game down with the intention of bringing it back in a less addictive form.
Some players reportedly lost their jobs because they were too busy playing the games, while other frustrated students are said to have broken their phones because they could not win. … [Read more...] about Flappy Bird back in August with new functions

VietNamNet Bridge - In the early morning of August 11, two consecutive astronomical events, a full moon and supermoon, will be visible in Vietnam.
A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth.
The technical name is the perigee-syzygy of the Earth-Moon-Sun system. The term "supermoon" is not astronomical, but originated in modern astrology.
The association of the Moon with both oceanic and crustal tides has led to claims that the supermoon phenomenon may be associated with increased risk of events such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, but the evidence of such a link is widely held to be unconvincing.
The most recent occurrence was on July 12, 2014. The next and closest supermoon of 2014 will be on August 11.
When the supermoon occurs, the moon will be 30% lighter and 14% closer to Earth than the usual moon. … [Read more...] about Vietnam to see ‘super moon’ on August 11

A 65km section of the 140km Da Nang-Quang Ngai Expressway project will be put into operation in August. (Photo: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) - The Vietnam
Expressway Corporation (VEC) will put the first 65km road section of the 140km Da
Nang-Quang Ngai Expressway into operation on August 2.
This is the first expressway in the central and central highlands
region.
A VEC official said that the first stage of the project – the 65km
section from Tuy Loan in Da Nang city to Tam Ky city, the capital of Quang Nam province,
has been completed.
The four-lane section with two emergency lanes will allow vehicles
to travel at 120km per hour, reducing travel time between Da Nang and Quang Ngai
province.
VEC’s General Director Mai Tuan Anh said the road was an important
part of the National North-South Highway, and its second stage was scheduled
for completion … [Read more...] about Central expressway section to open in August

It is estimated that 38 big hospitals will accept test results carried out by other facilities from August 1 aiming to cut medical charges for patients and it is hoped to save VND230 billion ($10.1 million ) a year.
Head of the Ministry of Health's Medical Examination and Treatment Department Luong Ngoc Khue said that from August 1, test results carried out by this hospital will be accepted by another one.
Before, the Ministry of Health announced the recognition of test result will be implemented since July 1, 2017.
This will be acceptable in one city or province. By 2025, it will be implemented in all medical clinics across the country.
As per the Medical Examination and Treatment Department’s statistic, around 475 million different tests are conducted annually.
Moreover, the test rate increases by 10 percent a year. If the test rate is down by 1 percent with each test worth VND50,000 the country will save VND237.5 billion a year.
The recognition of test result … [Read more...] about 38 big hospitals use test results of other facilities from August 1

VietNamNet Bridge - According to the latest announcement, the repair of the AAGcable route will be completed on August 24, three days behind the initial plan. According to the AAG submarine cable management unit, a cable repair vessel will begin fixing the broken cable of the S11 cable branch to Hong Kong on August 20 morning. The last weld will be completed at 8.30am on August 21 and the repair will finish at 11pm on August 22. Meanwhile, the repair of the S1B cable toward Singapore will be fixed from August 17 to 20 and the repair will be completed on August 24. Reportedly, the S11 cable accounts for 80% of transmission capacity of the Internet service providers (ISP) in Vietnam; only about 20% capacity goes through the S1B cable branch. Therefore, the speed of Internet connection in Vietnam largely depends on the S11 branch. The AAG cable was cut at 5.39pm on August 2 at a location about 90 km off the South Lantau station of Hong Kong. The cause was due to the impact of typhoon … [Read more...] about AAG submarine cable to resume operations on August 24

The HCM City’s District 1 People’s Committee has announced that the district’s first two street vendor spaces will open on August 28.
Twenty vendors will be allowed to conduct business on 40 metres of Nguyen Van Chiem Street in HCM City’s District 1 from August 28.
According to a plan which was approved by the city’s administration in March, the two “food streets” will be located on the sidewalks of Nguyen Van Chiem Street and Bach Tung Diep Park.
The areas have spacious pavements with room for vendors’ businesses and vehicle parking.
Doan Ngoc Hai, vice chairman of the district’s People’s Committee, said on Wednesday there were many different opinions on how the plan should be implemented, which led to the delay of the launching of the two food streets.
“Our district wants to open the food streets as soon as possible so that poor families will have an official … [Read more...] about HCM City’s food streets to open in August

Art House Cinema at Snap Cafe
Wed 1 Aug 2012, 7.30 pm Snap Cafe 32 Trần Ngọc Diện, Thảo Điền Ward, Dist 2, HCMC
'"Mê Phim'" (Passionate about film) presents the film 'METROPOLIS' (1927) by famous director Fritz Lang at Snap Cafe on 1 Aug 2012.
Film synopsis: In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
This film does not have Vietnamese subtitles and is not suitable for children. More information and trailers can be found on www.imdb.com
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Conference '"Ai and Ky in the World of Invisible Numbers'"
Thu 2 Aug 2012, 6 pm L'Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà N'i
L'Espace invites you to an interesting talk on the newly published book '"Ai and Ky in the world of invisible numbers'" written by Professor Ngô Bảo Chu. Taking part in the talk will be Prof. Ngô Bảo Chu, poet Trần Đăng Khoa, Phd. Hà Huy … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 1-15 (daily updated)

Subscription Concert Vol.72
19 and 20 Aug 2014, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House
1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to Subscription Concert Vol.72 with:
Conductor: Le Phi Phi
Piano Soloist: Guigla Katsarava
And Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra
PROGRAM
P.I.Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1
Interval
P.I.Tchaikovsky Symphony no.6 "Pathetique"
Tickets
Ticket prices: 200000, 350000, 500000 VND. All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House - 1 Trang Tien or can book over [email protected]
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Live Concert with Former Westlife Frontman Shane FilanHanoi Urban Flea Market in August
Sun 17 Aug 2014, 9 am - 5 pm
Hanoi Rock City
27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho, Hanoi
Come to the open-air shopping and gathering place where all kinds of people come to buy and sell new and used stuff. So whether you are clearing out the attic, leaving the country, strapped for cash or just looking for a good day out , is the meeting point for all those who want to … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 10-20 (daily updated)

The number of delayed and cancelled flights of the four domestic carriers - Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Jetstar Pacific and Vasco - was 2,788, accounting for 12.1 percent of their total flights in August, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).
Noi Bai international airport
Low-cost airline Vietjet had the highest rate of cancelled and delayed flights at 14.5 percent, with 1,099 out of the total 7,592 flights it operated during the month.
The rate for the national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, was 11.7 percent with 1,389 out of a total of 11,823.
Jetstar Pacfic reported 275 cancelled and delayed flights out of its total 2,507, or 11 percent, while VASCO’s rate of delay and cancellation flights was 2.3 percent, with 25 out of its total 1,072 flights in the month.
According to CAAV, late return of planes was the main cause of the delays and cancellations, causing 70 percent of the cases.
Faults on the side of the airlines themselves were to be … [Read more...] about Rate of flight delay, cancellation at 12.1 percent in August